Nuchthemeron denotes the complete stretch of a night and the following day spent in the deep.

The term denotes a continuous night-and-day period; in 2 Corinthians 11:25 it marks the duration spent in the deep after shipwreck.

1. A continuous night-and-day interval · dominant

   The accusative singular neuter form occurs in the clause describing time spent in the deep. In 2 Corinthians 11:25 the APB renders the clause, "a night and a day I have spent in the deep," following the report of shipwrecks.

   2 Corinthians 11:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 11:25, the APB presents the term in the duration phrase "a night and a day." The verse is read as a whole, but the clause places that duration with time spent in the deep.